diff --git a/pkg/integration/integration.go b/pkg/integration/integration.go
index c81b6267..0d4d00af 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/integration.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/integration.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func IsEnabled(ctx context.Context, clientset kubernetes.Interface, namespace st
 
 	v, ok := secret.Data[integrationEnabledKey]
 	if !ok || len(v) == 0 {
-		return true, nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 
 	enabled, _ := strconv.ParseBool(string(v))
diff --git a/pkg/integration/integration_test.go b/pkg/integration/integration_test.go
index 5d94a719..d87a6c82 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/integration_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestIntegration_IsEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			want:    true,
+			want:    false,
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
 		{
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestIntegration_IsEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			want:    true,
+			want:    false,
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
 	}